Wolves in the Throne Room

With one or two unique elements, this is an interesting take on black metal aesthetics, but lacking any real direction, falls apart if you hear more than thirty-second segments. Despite this failing, it's better than or indistinguishable from almost everything else I've heard in the last 24 hours that is not a known classic, so it may be a new direction, albeit an aesthetic one, since it is devoid of content and thus already I wonder what was I think a moment ago? probably this review is ending, I wonder, or maybe it just began. How postmodern. Three out five bloody crushed Satanic skulls!!!! It'll rip your head off!!!

This really is hipster friendly music. It's stripped of everything aggressive and adventurous in spirit. Instead it's a just an endless whine.

Funny, because I can't help but feel awestruck whenever I play the first track of "Two Hunters". I've never witnessed the most lofty of delights that nature has to offer, but "Dia Artio" makes me think I have.